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Shloka 2

Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)

ऋते दधि घृतेनेह न यज्ञ: सम्प्रवर्तते । तेन यज्ञस्य यज्ञत्वमतो मूलं च कथ्यते,दही और गोघृतके बिना यज्ञ नहीं होता। उन्हींसे यज्ञका यज्ञत्व सफल होता है। अतः गौओंको यज्ञका मूल कहते हैं

ṛte dadhi-ghṛtenehā na yajñaḥ sampravartate | tena yajñasya yajñatvam ato mūlaṃ ca kathyate ||

“દહીં અને ઘી વિના આ લોકમાં યજ્ઞ યોગ્ય રીતે ચાલતો નથી. એ જ દ્વારા યજ્ઞનું ‘યજ્ઞત્વ’ સિદ્ધ થાય છે; તેથી (ગૌજન્ય પદાર્થોના કારણે) ગાયોને યજ્ઞનું મૂળ કહેવાય છે.”

ऋतेwithout, except
ऋते:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋते
दधिcurd, yogurt
दधि:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootदधि
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (governing sense with ऋते), Singular
घृतेनwith ghee
घृतेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootघृत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
इहhere, in this context
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यज्ञःsacrifice, yajña
यज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्प्रवर्ततेproceeds, is carried on
सम्प्रवर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र√वृत् (वर्तते)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
तेनby that/thereby (by it)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter/Masculine, Instrumental, Singular
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
यज्ञत्वम्the state/character of being a yajña
यज्ञत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञत्व
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अतःtherefore, hence
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
मूलम्root, basis
मूलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमूल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कथ्यतेis said, is called
कथ्यते:
TypeVerb
Root√कथ्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
Y
yajna (sacrifice)
D
dadhi (curd)
G
ghrita (ghee)

Educational Q&A

A yajña is not merely an intention but a properly supported sacred act; essential offerings like curd and ghee are foundational, because they enable the rite to proceed and confer on it its full sacrificial character.

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma explains the practical foundations of Vedic ritual, emphasizing that key dairy offerings—curd and ghee—are indispensable for the functioning and completeness of sacrifice.